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Make the most of the summer and sleep under the stars

Carole Elgueta

carole.elgueta@newburynews.co.uk

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National Trust camping sites

his summer the National Trust in London and the South-East is hosting the Big Camp, offering a unique opportunity to camp somewhere truly special. Limited to a few weekends in high summer, or even for one night only, you can take your pick and stay by a river at one of England’s finest arboretums, for instance, in the grounds of Rudyard Kipling’s former home, or wake up in front of the mansion at a Downton Abbey film location in Basildon Park.

The long days of summer are the perfect time to experience one of the National Trust’s 23 camping locations, many of which offer food, live music and marshmallow toasting around a campfire. With each special location putting on its own events there is something for everyone – from den building and woodland craft-making to star-gazing and story-telling.

Some are hosting sporting activities, tours of the garden and you can take part in dragonfly and bat hunts. Make the most of the summer by taking part in the Big Camp, for an experience you’ll remember forever at some of the country’s most special places and breathtaking landscapes: